Papers on Northumberland's telescope, 1842 - 1846
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the publication of a paper by Airy on the establishment of the Northumberland telescope at the University Observatory, Cambridge. There is an essay giving a description of the dome and telescope, and correspondence with engravers, artists and printers for the paper's publication. The correspondence includes letters of thanks for the work from J. Challis, W.H. Miller, W.S. Stratford, G. Bishop, G. Fisher, W.R. Dawes, E. Sabine, Sir F. Beaufort, S.H. Christie, M.J. Johnson, C.C. Babington, J.D. Forbes, H. Lloyd, Sir D. Brewster, Sir B. Donkin, E.W. Brayland, possibly W. Cubitt, E. Charlesworth, J.F. Encke, F.W. Bessel, J. Nasmyth, J.F.L. Hausmann, T. Maclear, W. Lassell and T. Cooke. There are also various inventories and accounts associated with publication.
Dates
- Creation: 1842 - 1846
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
L4/2
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:29:25+00:00
Subject
- Babington, Charles Cardale, 1808 - 1895 (botanist and archaeologist) (Person)
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) (Person)
- Challis, James, 1803 - 1882 (astronomer and physicist) (Person)
- Christie, Samuel Hunter, 1784 - 1865 (mathematician) (Person)
- Cubitt, William, Sir, 1785 - 1861 (Knight, civil engineer) (Person)
- Dawes, William Rutter, 1799 - 1868 (astronomer) (Person)
- Encke, Johann Franz, 1791 - 1865 (astronomer) (Person)
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Johnson, Manuel John, 1805 - 1859 (astronomer) (Person)
- Lassell, William, 1799 - 1880 (astronomer) (Person)
- Maclear, Thomas, Sir, 1794 - 1879 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Nasmyth, James, 1808 - 1890 (engineer) (Person)
- Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788 - 1883 (Knight, army officer and physicist) (Person)
- Stratford, William Samuel, ?1791 - 1853 (naval officer and astronomer) (Person)
- Percy, Hugh, 1785 - 1847 (3rd Duke of Northumberland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) (Person)
- Cambridge University Observatory (Organization)
- Miller, William Hallowes, 1801 - 1880 (mineralogist) (Person)
- Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800 - 1881 (physicist and university administrator) (Person)
- Bishop, George, 1785 - 1861 (astronomer) (Person)
- Fisher, George, 1794 - 1873 (astronomer) (Person)
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